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Webster 1913 Edition


filiform

fil′i-form

,
Adj.
[L.
filum
thread +
-form
: cf. F.
filiforme
.]
Having the shape of a thread or filament;
as, the
filiform
papillæ of the tongue; a
filiform
style or peduncle.
See
Illust
. of
Antennæ
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Filiform

FIL'IFORM

,
Noun.
[L. filum, a thread, and form.]
Having the form of a thread or filament; of equal thickness from top to bottom; as a filiform style or peduncle.

Definition 2024


filiform

filiform

English

Adjective

filiform (comparative more filiform, superlative most filiform)

  1. Shaped like or resembling a thread or filament; filamentous.
  2. Having all component parts or segments cylindrical and more or less uniform in size.
    Tiger beetles have filiform antennae.